Photo: EPOG Argief / Flickr
Photo: EPOG Argief / Flickr
Love it or hate it, Orania is a community that refuses to budge. The all-whites Afrikaner enclave in the middle of the Northern Cape is no stranger to controversy – but that hasn’t stopped the town from flourishing.
Orania makes a call for ‘skilled workers’
The population is growing here, as more jobs and homes continue to spring up in Orania. However, the CEO of the town isn’t ready to rest on any laurels just yet.
Joost Strydom has published a message this week, which assesses what 2022 will look like for Orania. He has praised the deep-seated religious culture amongst the residents, while lauding O-town’s low crime rates.
However, there’s room for improvement, according to Strydom. As Orania expands, it will need to keep up with the rest of South Africa as it emerges from its pandemic slumber.
Skills of residents ‘must stand the test of time’
That means there will soon be a need for more skilled workers here. Plumbers, engineers, and even legal experts will be required not just to accelerate Orania’s growth, but to ensure its survival too.
Young Afrikaners – both inside and outside of the town’s borders – are being urged to develop key skills. But character matters too, and Strydom has made it clear than anyone wanting to work and build a future for themselves in Orania must ‘excel in work ethic and discipline’.
- The future of Orania depends on COMPETENCE, its CEO insists…
“Orania needs skilled workers, and must compete with the rest of the country’s businesses and industries in terms of skills, work ethic, and thoroughness. Orania’s own labor principle as a sustainable solution for Afrikaners can in no other way be ‘sold’ and explained to Afrikaners. This can only happen through performance.”
“We want to establish a free Afrikaner home for our children’s children, we must develop the skill levels that can withstand the test of time. Young Afrikaners must study masonry, law, plumbing, engineering, arithmetic, science, the arts and much more. However, they must also excel in work ethic, discipline, and thoroughness.”
Joost Strydom
